Brewologist: A tip of the hat to White Hatter

7:53 PM,
Sep. 9, 2013

Written by

Steve Goble
CentralOhio.com

Looking for a summer brew with enough oomph to hold up on an autumn day? White Hatter pulls off that trick.

This brew from New Holland Brewing in Michigan is billed as a Belgian-style white pale ale. It is sort of a hopped-up version of a witbier, sporting many familiar white ale flavors: coriander, orange peel, grains of paradise. There is some chamomile in there, too. White Hatter has a good deal more body than many a witbier, though, and a very nice citrus hops note to balance things out.

The beer pours the color of goldenrod, and a nice head of foam brings forth aromas of grains and citrus fruits. ...